Princeton received a total
of 18,942 applications for admission to the Class of 2011.
This number represents an increase of 8 percent from last year
and a 38 percent increase in the past four years.1,791 applicants, or
9.5 percent were admitted. Of the 16,605
applicants who applied Regular Decision, 1,194 applicants, or
7.2 percent, were admitted.Princeton expects an yield of 69.5
percent.

Approximately 44
percent of the admits are minorities.10.6 percent of the
admits are international students.

Early Decision Admit Rate at 26
Percent

Princeton received 2,286 early decision
applications this year, compared to 2,236 last year. This
represents a 2 percent increase in applicants. 597 students,
or 26 percent of were admitted this year, while approx. 100
students were rejected and the remaining deferred. The 597
students who were accepted represent 48 percent of an
estimated class of 1245 students. This year's acceptance rate
of 26 percent fell slightly from last year's 27
percent.

31 percent of accepted students are racial
minorities, compared to 24 percent last year. 11 percent were
international, compared to 12 percent last year. 52 percent
were male, compared to 58 percent last year. 103 students, or
17 percent, are legacies, compared to 18 percent last
year.

Accepted students had an average combined SAT
score of 2200, with 730, 740 and 730 in critical reading, math
and writing, respectively. Last year, students averaged 2170,
with subject scores of 720, 730 and 720.